Presence of Mycobacterium sp in the feces of captive wild birds in three municipalities of the State of Jalisco

• Main Author: De La Cruz Baltazar Eliab
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Selva Andina Research Society 2021-04-01
• Series: Journal of the Selva Andina Animal Science
• Subjects: ziehl-neelsen; zoonosis; resistant alcohol-acid bacilli; mycobacterium sp.
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2311-25812021000100004&lng=es&nrm=iso&tlng=en

To determine the presence of Mycobacterium sp in captive wild birds in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, an experimental study was carried out in private hatcheries of three municipalities in the state of Jalisco, covering Guadalajara, Tesistan, and Tonala to identify the presence of alcohol-acid resistant bacilli (ABB) in stool samples stained with the use of the Ziehl-Neelsen stain, stool samples were taken from 76 birds under captive conditions. Of the 33 birds analyzed in the municipality of Guadalajara, 4 tested positive for Mycobacterium sp., Giving 0.12 % positivism in this municipality, while, in Tesistan, of 21 birds analyzed, only one specimen tested positive for Mycobacterium sp., Giving 0.4 % positivism. In the municipality of Tonala, a positive specimen was found out of 22 birds analyzed, giving 0.45 % of bird’s positive for Mycobacterium sp. Of the 76 birds analyzed, 0.7 % were positive for Mycobacterium sp. Species such as Eupsittula canicularis, Amazona autumnalis, Ara militaris, Alopochen aegyptica, and Pavo cristatus tested positive for Mycobacterium sp. This work contributes to documenting the cases of Mycobacterium sp., In captive wild birds to take measures that guarantee the health of wild birds.